Title: Wholesale Price of Crude Petroleum, At Wells for Pennsylvania Series ID: M04079US000PAM053NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Dollars Per Barrel Date Range: 1890-01-01 to 1941-06-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-16 2:52 PM CDT Notes: Prices Are Average Monthly Price Per Barrel At Wells, Pipeline Certificates January, 1890 To January, 1895; Pennsylvania Crude At Wells, February 1895-1935; Quotations From Stowell'S Petroleum Reporter For January, 1890-September, 1901, And From Reports By Miss Belle Hill Of The United States Geological Survey Of 1902; 1903 Average Monthly Quotation Oil City Derricks; For 1904-1916, 1St Of Each Month Quotation, Oil City Derrick. Source: Bls Bulletin, Nos. 39 (Pp.390-391), 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87,93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly Bulletin Of Wholesale Prices. This NBER data series m04079 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04079 DATE VALUE 1890-01-01 1.058 1890-02-01 1.051 1890-03-01 0.900 1890-04-01 0.826 1890-05-01 0.889 1890-06-01 0.892 1890-07-01 0.891 1890-08-01 0.892 1890-09-01 0.819 1890-10-01 0.801 1890-11-01 0.724 1890-12-01 0.672 1891-01-01 0.742 1891-02-01 0.784 1891-03-01 0.742 1891-04-01 0.715 1891-05-01 0.698 1891-06-01 0.681 1891-07-01 0.665 1891-08-01 0.640 1891-09-01 0.585 1891-10-01 0.605 1891-11-01 0.588 1891-12-01 0.591 1892-01-01 0.624 1892-02-01 0.602 1892-03-01 0.571 1892-04-01 0.579 1892-05-01 0.574 1892-06-01 0.541 1892-07-01 0.525 1892-08-01 0.550 1892-09-01 0.544 1892-10-01 0.514 1892-11-01 0.520 1892-12-01 0.532 1893-01-01 0.535 1893-02-01 0.574 1893-03-01 0.652 1893-04-01 0.688 1893-05-01 0.588 1893-06-01 0.602 1893-07-01 0.576 1893-08-01 0.589 1893-09-01 0.646 1893-10-01 0.708 1893-11-01 0.739 1893-12-01 0.782 1894-01-01 0.798 1894-02-01 0.806 1894-03-01 0.820 1894-04-01 0.842 1894-05-01 0.860 1894-06-01 0.894 1894-07-01 0.831 1894-08-01 0.810 1894-09-01 0.830 1894-10-01 0.830 1894-11-01 0.830 1894-12-01 0.915 1895-01-01 0.990 1895-02-01 1.044 1895-03-01 1.098 1895-04-01 1.790 1895-05-01 1.742 1895-06-01 1.536 1895-07-01 1.466 1895-08-01 1.261 1895-09-01 1.224 1895-10-01 1.242 1895-11-01 1.484 1895-12-01 1.420 1896-01-01 1.426 1896-02-01 1.366 1896-03-01 1.285 1896-04-01 1.225 1896-05-01 1.154 1896-06-01 1.148 1896-07-01 1.082 1896-08-01 1.050 1896-09-01 1.120 1896-10-01 1.150 1896-11-01 1.160 1896-12-01 0.980 1897-01-01 0.880 1897-02-01 0.903 1897-03-01 0.922 1897-04-01 0.859 1897-05-01 0.868 1897-06-01 0.862 1897-07-01 0.768 1897-08-01 0.710 1897-09-01 0.698 1897-10-01 0.674 1897-11-01 0.650 1897-12-01 0.650 1898-01-01 0.650 1898-02-01 0.678 1898-03-01 0.786 1898-04-01 0.738 1898-05-01 0.822 1898-06-01 0.871 1898-07-01 0.932 1898-08-01 0.977 1898-09-01 1.018 1898-10-01 1.131 1898-11-01 1.164 1898-12-01 1.175 1899-01-01 1.170 1899-02-01 1.150 1899-03-01 1.130 1899-04-01 1.130 1899-05-01 1.130 1899-06-01 1.132 1899-07-01 1.225 1899-08-01 1.275 1899-09-01 1.445 1899-10-01 1.509 1899-11-01 1.574 1899-12-01 1.651 1900-01-01 1.666 1900-02-01 1.680 1900-03-01 1.680 1900-04-01 1.550 1900-05-01 1.394 1900-06-01 1.255 1900-07-01 1.256 1900-08-01 1.255 1900-09-01 1.230 1900-10-01 1.104 1900-11-01 1.068 1900-12-01 1.088 1901-01-01 1.195 1901-02-01 1.250 1901-03-01 1.290 1901-04-01 1.205 1901-05-01 1.076 1901-06-01 1.050 1901-07-01 1.134 1901-08-01 1.250 1901-09-01 1.254 1901-10-01 1.300 1901-11-01 1.300 1901-12-01 1.210 1902-01-01 1.150 1902-02-01 1.150 1902-03-01 1.150 1902-04-01 1.175 1902-05-01 1.200 1902-06-01 1.204 1902-07-01 1.220 1902-08-01 1.220 1902-09-01 1.220 1902-10-01 1.281 1902-11-01 1.382 1902-12-01 1.490 1903-01-01 1.525 1903-02-01 1.500 1903-03-01 1.500 1903-04-01 1.510 1903-05-01 1.515 1903-06-01 1.500 1903-07-01 1.525 1903-08-01 1.560 1903-09-01 1.572 1903-10-01 1.685 1903-11-01 1.788 1903-12-01 1.884 1904-01-01 1.850 1904-02-01 1.820 1904-03-01 1.720 1904-04-01 1.654 1904-05-01 1.620 1904-06-01 1.586 1904-07-01 1.520 1904-08-01 1.500 1904-09-01 1.536 1904-10-01 1.560 1904-11-01 1.588 1904-12-01 1.570 1905-01-01 1.500 1905-02-01 1.390 1905-03-01 1.390 1905-04-01 1.360 1905-05-01 1.290 1905-06-01 1.270 1905-07-01 1.270 1905-08-01 1.270 1905-09-01 1.270 1905-10-01 1.510 1905-11-01 1.510 1905-12-01 1.580 1906-01-01 1.580 1906-02-01 1.580 1906-03-01 1.580 1906-04-01 1.580 1906-05-01 1.640 1906-06-01 1.640 1906-07-01 1.640 1906-08-01 1.610 1906-09-01 1.580 1906-10-01 1.580 1906-11-01 1.580 1906-12-01 1.580 1907-01-01 1.580 1907-02-01 1.580 1907-03-01 1.630 1907-04-01 1.780 1907-05-01 1.780 1907-06-01 1.780 1907-07-01 1.780 1907-08-01 1.780 1907-09-01 1.780 1907-10-01 1.780 1907-11-01 1.780 1907-12-01 1.780 1908-01-01 1.780 1908-02-01 1.780 1908-03-01 1.780 1908-04-01 1.780 1908-05-01 1.780 1908-06-01 1.780 1908-07-01 1.780 1908-08-01 1.780 1908-09-01 1.780 1908-10-01 1.780 1908-11-01 1.780 1908-12-01 1.780 1909-01-01 1.780 1909-02-01 1.780 1909-03-01 1.780 1909-04-01 1.780 1909-05-01 1.780 1909-06-01 1.680 1909-07-01 1.630 1909-08-01 1.580 1909-09-01 1.580 1909-10-01 1.580 1909-11-01 1.530 1909-12-01 1.480 1910-01-01 1.430 1910-02-01 1.400 1910-03-01 1.400 1910-04-01 1.400 1910-05-01 1.350 1910-06-01 1.350 1910-07-01 1.300 1910-08-01 1.300 1910-09-01 1.300 1910-10-01 1.300 1910-11-01 1.300 1910-12-01 1.300 1911-01-01 1.300 1911-02-01 1.300 1911-03-01 1.300 1911-04-01 1.300 1911-05-01 1.300 1911-06-01 1.300 1911-07-01 1.300 1911-08-01 1.300 1911-09-01 1.300 1911-10-01 1.300 1911-11-01 1.300 1911-12-01 1.300 1912-01-01 1.350 1912-02-01 1.500 1912-03-01 1.500 1912-04-01 1.500 1912-05-01 1.550 1912-06-01 1.550 1912-07-01 1.600 1912-08-01 1.600 1912-09-01 1.600 1912-10-01 1.600 1912-11-01 1.650 1912-12-01 1.900 1913-01-01 2.000 1913-02-01 2.400 1913-03-01 2.500 1913-04-01 2.500 1913-05-01 2.500 1913-06-01 2.500 1913-07-01 2.500 1913-08-01 2.500 1913-09-01 2.500 1913-10-01 2.500 1913-11-01 2.500 1913-12-01 2.500 1914-01-01 2.500 1914-02-01 2.500 1914-03-01 2.500 1914-04-01 2.500 1914-05-01 2.000 1914-06-01 1.800 1914-07-01 1.750 1914-08-01 1.650 1914-09-01 1.450 1914-10-01 1.450 1914-11-01 1.450 1914-12-01 1.450 1915-01-01 1.450 1915-02-01 1.500 1915-03-01 1.500 1915-04-01 1.400 1915-05-01 1.350 1915-06-01 1.350 1915-07-01 1.350 1915-08-01 1.350 1915-09-01 1.600 1915-10-01 1.700 1915-11-01 1.800 1915-12-01 2.000 1916-01-01 2.250 1916-02-01 2.350 1916-03-01 2.400 1916-04-01 2.600 1916-05-01 2.600 1916-06-01 2.600 1916-07-01 2.600 1916-08-01 2.500 1916-09-01 2.300 1916-10-01 2.400 1916-11-01 2.600 1916-12-01 2.600 1917-01-01 2.850 1917-02-01 3.050 1917-03-01 3.050 1917-04-01 3.050 1917-05-01 3.100 1917-06-01 3.100 1917-07-01 3.100 1917-08-01 3.100 1917-09-01 3.500 1917-10-01 3.500 1917-11-01 3.500 1917-12-01 3.500 1918-01-01 3.750 1918-02-01 3.938 1918-03-01 4.000 1918-04-01 4.000 1918-05-01 4.000 1918-06-01 4.000 1918-07-01 4.000 1918-08-01 4.000 1918-09-01 4.000 1918-10-01 4.000 1918-11-01 4.000 1918-12-01 4.000 1919-01-01 4.000 1919-02-01 4.000 1919-03-01 4.000 1919-04-01 4.000 1919-05-01 4.000 1919-06-01 4.000 1919-07-01 4.000 1919-08-01 4.000 1919-09-01 4.250 1919-10-01 4.250 1919-11-01 4.438 1919-12-01 4.600 1920-01-01 5.063 1920-02-01 5.513 1920-03-01 6.100 1920-04-01 6.100 1920-05-01 6.100 1920-06-01 6.100 1920-07-01 6.100 1920-08-01 6.100 1920-09-01 6.100 1920-10-01 6.100 1920-11-01 6.100 1920-12-01 6.100 1921-01-01 5.775 1921-02-01 4.188 1921-03-01 3.000 1921-04-01 3.188 1921-05-01 3.350 1921-06-01 2.625 1921-07-01 2.250 1921-08-01 2.250 1921-09-01 2.313 1921-10-01 3.125 1921-11-01 3.900 1921-12-01 4.000 1922-01-01 3.300 1922-02-01 3.250 1922-03-01 3.250 1922-04-01 3.250 1922-05-01 3.250 1922-06-01 3.500 1922-07-01 3.313 1922-08-01 3.000 1922-09-01 3.000 1922-10-01 3.000 1922-11-01 3.000 1922-12-01 3.000 1923-01-01 3.370 1923-02-01 3.944 1923-03-01 4.000 1923-04-01 3.875 1923-05-01 3.400 1923-06-01 3.125 1923-07-01 2.800 1923-08-01 2.750 1923-09-01 2.688 1923-10-01 2.500 1923-11-01 2.388 1923-12-01 2.475 1924-01-01 3.300 1924-02-01 4.000 1924-03-01 4.000 1924-04-01 4.000 1924-05-01 3.813 1924-06-01 3.500 1924-07-01 3.050 1924-08-01 2.750 1924-09-01 2.750 1924-10-01 2.750 1924-11-01 2.750 1924-12-01 2.800 1925-01-01 3.063 1925-02-01 3.625 1925-03-01 3.670 1925-04-01 3.425 1925-05-01 3.363 1925-06-01 3.750 1925-07-01 3.800 1925-08-01 3.538 1925-09-01 3.210 1925-10-01 3.150 1925-11-01 3.150 1925-12-01 3.550 1926-01-01 3.650 1926-02-01 3.650 1926-03-01 3.650 1926-04-01 3.650 1926-05-01 3.650 1926-06-01 3.650 1926-07-01 3.463 1926-08-01 3.400 1926-09-01 3.400 1926-10-01 3.400 1926-11-01 3.300 1926-12-01 3.150 1927-01-01 3.275 1927-02-01 3.400 1927-03-01 3.170 1927-04-01 3.025 1927-05-01 2.900 1927-06-01 2.900 1927-07-01 2.900 1927-08-01 2.650 1927-09-01 2.650 1927-10-01 2.650 1927-11-01 2.650 1927-12-01 2.775 1928-01-01 2.800 1928-02-01 2.800 1928-03-01 2.800 1928-04-01 2.800 1928-05-01 2.800 1928-06-01 2.925 1928-07-01 3.170 1928-08-01 3.200 1928-09-01 3.275 1928-10-01 3.410 1928-11-01 3.563 1928-12-01 3.725 1929-01-01 4.050 1929-02-01 4.100 1929-03-01 4.100 1929-04-01 4.100 1929-05-01 4.100 1929-06-01 4.100 1929-07-01 3.850 1929-08-01 3.375 1929-09-01 3.250 1929-10-01 3.000 1929-11-01 3.000 1929-12-01 3.000 1930-01-01 3.000 1930-02-01 2.875 1930-03-01 2.750 1930-04-01 2.750 1930-05-01 2.375 1930-06-01 2.250 1930-07-01 2.110 1930-08-01 2.113 1930-09-01 2.300 1930-10-01 2.263 1930-11-01 1.925 1930-12-01 1.850 1931-01-01 1.850 1931-02-01 1.850 1931-03-01 1.850 1931-04-01 1.825 1931-05-01 1.750 1931-06-01 1.550 1931-07-01 1.388 1931-08-01 1.725 1931-09-01 1.890 1931-10-01 1.950 1931-11-01 1.950 1931-12-01 1.890 1932-01-01 1.800 1932-02-01 1.800 1932-03-01 1.788 1932-04-01 1.820 1932-05-01 1.970 1932-06-01 1.970 1932-07-01 1.970 1932-08-01 1.952 1932-09-01 1.828 1932-10-01 1.640 1932-11-01 1.640 1932-12-01 1.640 1933-01-01 1.540 1933-02-01 1.390 1933-03-01 1.420 1933-04-01 1.420 1933-05-01 1.300 1933-06-01 1.395 1933-07-01 1.633 1933-08-01 1.980 1933-09-01 2.245 1933-10-01 2.350 1933-11-01 2.370 1933-12-01 2.370 1934-01-01 2.370 1934-02-01 2.370 1934-03-01 2.370 1934-04-01 2.370 1934-05-01 2.470 1934-06-01 2.470 1934-07-01 2.470 1934-08-01 2.470 1934-09-01 2.470 1934-10-01 2.470 1934-11-01 2.283 1934-12-01 2.033 1935-01-01 2.090 1935-02-01 2.233 1935-03-01 2.270 1935-04-01 2.270 1935-05-01 2.220 1935-06-01 2.170 1935-07-01 1.960 1935-08-01 1.920 1935-09-01 1.958 1935-10-01 2.000 1935-11-01 2.158 1935-12-01 2.270 1936-01-01 2.308 1936-02-01 2.420 1936-03-01 2.420 1936-04-01 2.420 1936-05-01 2.420 1936-06-01 2.420 1936-07-01 2.450 1936-08-01 2.450 1936-09-01 2.450 1936-10-01 2.450 1936-11-01 2.450 1936-12-01 2.474 1937-01-01 2.570 1937-02-01 2.570 1937-03-01 2.670 1937-04-01 2.670 1937-05-01 2.670 1937-06-01 2.790 1937-07-01 2.820 1937-08-01 2.820 1937-09-01 2.600 1937-10-01 2.413 1937-11-01 2.350 1937-12-01 2.200 1938-01-01 2.200 1938-02-01 2.200 1938-03-01 2.080 1938-04-01 2.050 1938-05-01 2.050 1938-06-01 1.863 1938-07-01 1.800 1938-08-01 1.800 1938-09-01 1.680 1938-10-01 1.680 1938-11-01 1.680 1938-12-01 1.680 1939-01-01 1.728 1939-02-01 1.880 1939-03-01 2.000 1939-04-01 2.000 1939-05-01 2.000 1939-06-01 2.000 1939-07-01 2.000 1939-08-01 2.000 1939-09-01 2.000 1939-10-01 2.200 1939-11-01 2.400 1939-12-01 2.500 1940-01-01 2.750 1940-02-01 2.750 1940-03-01 2.750 1940-04-01 2.750 1940-05-01 2.688 1940-06-01 2.375 1940-07-01 2.100 1940-08-01 2.000 1940-09-01 1.850 1940-10-01 1.850 1940-11-01 1.963 1940-12-01 2.090 1941-01-01 2.188 1941-02-01 2.300 1941-03-01 2.300 1941-04-01 2.320 1941-05-01 2.438 1941-06-01 2.600